Car construction.



Patented Dec. 5, |899. B. l). CURTIS.

CAR CONSTRUCTION.

(Application filed Mar. 10, 1899.)

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BARTON O. CURTIS, OF MEDIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

CAR CONSTRUCTION.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 638,380, dated December 5, 1899.

Application iiled March 10, 1899. Serial No. 708,547. (No model.)

sides and ends above the platform of such cars.'

The invention has for its object to arrange and combine angle plates or irons so that the same will form pockets to receive the ends of the side and end boards of a car and firmly support the same without causing any material projection beyond the side of the car, such as the ordinary stake and pocket therefor.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will hereinafter appear in the following description, and the novel features thereof will be particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

In the drawings, Figure l is a plan view of one end of a flat or gondola freight-car. Fig. 2 is a horizontal section of one of the corner posts, taken below the door ofthe car on 'line 2 2 of Fig. 3. Fig. 3 is a vertical section on the line 3 3 of Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is a vertical section on the line 4 4 of Fig. 2. Fig. 5 is an enlarged detail of one of the side posts. Fig. 6 is a perspective of the same. Fig. 'isv a similar view of one of the corner posts, and Fig. 8 is a vertical section through the side post on the line S S of Fig. 5.

Like letters of reference indicate like parts throughout the several figures of the drawings.

The letter A designates the flooring of an ordinary iiat or gondola freight-car, beneath the opposite sides of which longitudinal beams or girders A' extend. Secured to the opposite face of these beams are side posts B and corner posts O, adapted to form pockets to receive and hold the side boards D and end boards E, which when placed in position retain the contents of the car against accidental displacement from the platform thereof. These posts are formed of angle plates orirons, which may be very cheaply and Astrongly constructed, and they may be assembled in numerous relations to accomplish the object of this invention, one arrangement of parts being hereinafter shown and specifically described.

In the form illustrated the corner post Ois composed of two main angles O', each having one of its angle-legs in contact with the other. These angles are supported beneath the floor of the car by two or more bolts O2, extending through the beam A. A sleeve or collar O3 is placed over the bolt C2 between the outer leg of the angle and the beam in order the prevent compression thereof, and, if desired, bearingplates O4 may be located upon one or both faces of the beam in order to afford a firm bearing surface thereon. These plates O4 only extend to the upper surface of the beam A. In order to complete the formation of the corner pocket, a supplemental angle-iron O5 is used in connection with the main angles O', so as to form the inner Wall of a side pocket and the outer wail of an end pocket of a corn er post. These angle plates or irons may be suitably secured togetherfor instance, by a bolt or rivet O6, as shown in Figs. 2, 3, and LL. The side and end boards rest at their lower end upon the flooring of the car, which is suitably cut away around the post, and thus a close joint is effected between the side and floor.

The side post B is formed of two main angle plates or irons B', secured to the beam A beneath the loor A by means of bolts B2,

mprovided with spacing-sleeves B3, and passing through the beam A'. This beam is provided With plates B4 upon one or both sides thereof, which provide a properand firm bearing for clamping the parts together. The inner Walls of these side posts are formed bya supplemental angle-plate B5, tting within the plate B' and suitably secured thereto by any convenient means-for instance, a bolt or rivet B-Wh'ereby a firm and strong pocket is provided to receive the abutting ends of the side boards D, which may be secured by bolts or rivets D', as shown in Figs. 6 and 7. It will be seen that by this construction and arrangement of pockets supported from the outer face of the longitudinal beam beneath the floor of the car the projections beyond the side boards are obviated, so that the maximum width and capacity of a platform-car is attained. When stakes and pockets are lo IGO cated beyond the outer face of the car, they form a projection which necessarily limits the width within the side boards and reduces the carrying capacity of the car. Furthermore, the construction of the posts of angle material permits the same to be readily assembled and applied by the ordinary mechanic and without the use of special castings, and all the advantages secured by the increased strength of rolled plates is attained by assembling such plates to form the side and corner pockets.

It is obvious that changes may be made in the details of construction and in the arrangement of the angle-plates without departing from the spi rit of this invention-for instance, the outer plate B4 could be extended upward to form the inner wall of the side post and the use of Jthe supplemental angle-plates B5 obviated. These plates are used, however, as they strengthen and improve the construction of the parts. These posts are formed of angle plates or irons, which may be very cheaply and strongly constructed and they may be assembled in numerous relations to accomplish the object of this invention, one arrangement of parts being hereinafter shown and specifically described.

By the terms angle-plate and angleiron I mean any of the commercial forms of rolled channel or other angle structural iron suitable for the purpose, whereby a wroughtmetal post with a channel or channels for the reception of the ends of side or end boards of a car is produced. These posts when applied to the frame are provided with spacing` sleeves or blocks to prevent the compression of the post by the pressure used to hold the same in position. 1

' Having described my invention, what I claiml as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

. 1. A post for gondola cars composed of ankgle-plates arranged to form a plurality of contact with each other to form two walls 0f adjacent pockets, and supplementary angleplates having a face in contact with one of the faces of the main angle-plates to form the third wall of each of said pockets; substantially as specified.

3. In a gondola car, the combination with a longitudinal beam, of a post supported upon the outer face thereof and composed of angleirons having parallel faces in contact with each other to provide open sides to receive a board, and a space-block for said irons disposed in the pla-ne of said beam and at an angle to the outer face thereof, substantially as specified.

4. In a gondola car, the combination with a longitudinal beam, of a post supported upon the outer face thereof and composed of angleirons having faces inv contact with eachother, and a spacing sleeve or block between the outer face of said plates and said beam; substantially as specified.

5. In argondola car, the combination with a longitudinal beam, of a post supported upon the outer face thereof and composed of angleirons having faces in contact with each other, a spacing sleeve or block between the outer face of said plates and said beam, and a pressure-plate located upon the outer face of said beam; substantially as specified.

6. In a gondola car, the combination with a longitudinal beam, of angle-plates having faces secured together, a bolt passing through said plates and beam, a spacing-sleeve upon said bolt between said plate and beam, and supplemental angle-plates secured to form the inner wall of a side pocket and the outer wall of an end pocket of a corner-post; substantially as specified.

7. In a gondola car, the combination with a longitudinal beam, of angle-plates having faces secured together, a bolt passing through saidplates and beam, a spacing-sleeve upon said bolt between said plate and beam, and supplemental angle-plates secu red to form the inner walls of the opposite pockets of a side post; substantially as specified.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

BARTON O. CURTIS. Witnesses: Y

A. W. MATHUES, E. O. MAHON. 

